The lies we tell

He was standing there in the middle of the mall he stood at about six-two, skinny but not too skinny he had a footlocker bag in one hand and a finish line bag sitting beside him. From the distance, I could see a ring on his hand but I couldn’t tell which finger it was on until she walked up and kissed him. Damn is what crossed my mind that’s when a hand was placed on the small of back-breaking me outta that graphic sex scene I was having in my head. I guess he was watching me the same way I was watching him bc when I looked back over his back was turned to me. “Baby what’s wrong what were you staring at”? Chris Asked me

I had to think of something and quickly then it hit me “ Nothing baby I was just thinking about where I wanted to go eat at” I replied knowing it was a lie. ”Well, what do you want to eat baby”? He asked me as I looked up at him. He stood at six-four dark chocolate skin complexion flawless with pearly white teeth and a smile that will make your knees weak just by looking at him. He had an athletic build and when he lifted up his shirt you could clearly see his six-pack and he was all mine that tall glass of drinking water was all mine and I loved him or at least I thought I did I knew I was happy my sex life was great and everything so why was I fantasizing about another man that I wasn't going to see again. As we walked to the food court something told me to turn around but dammit I was hungry, I want some mall Chinese food and that what my baby was going to make such I got bc he would do anything for me. We walked up to the food court and all these different aromas were filling my nose and taste buds as I'm looking around I see him stand at American Deli next to the Chinese place that I wanted. I noticed that he was watching me, he turned to his wife asked her something and they moved lines. So there he was six feet away from me and I could smell his cologne, he was intoxicating and he knew it. I did not want to turn around or move I was frozen in place, I could hear his soft deep voice ask her what she wanted to eat and it shook me to my core I wanted him I needed him and I just didn’t know how bad. We ordered our food and walked away I could feel someone staring at me but I didn’t want to turn around. The gaze became uncomfortable so I told Chris that I was going to the restroom where I ran into his wife. Courtney Courtney was his wife’s name and she was beautiful, with her caramel complexion she looked like she was fresh out of a magazine. We made small talk when she asked me if I thought about being a model, it took me by surprise Bc I have thought about it but no way this can't be real. She handed me her business card and walked out, I walked behind her I watched her walk up to her husband and point to me. ”what is that about?” asked Chris

”She wanted me to become a model.” I replied

”That's great baby are you going to do it?” he asked

” I don't know I have to think about it honestly.”

”Well don't think too long the opportunity might slip aw-

He was cut off when Courtney walked up to me and introduced her husband ” hey girl hey I just wanted to introduce you to my husband James.” she started

I extended my hand out to shake it ” This is Chris, my boyfriend.” I introduced him as to not have him feeling left out. I offered for them to sit with us and they did. ” Are y'all done shopping or just on a lunch break.” Courtney asked

”This is just a lunch break” I laughed back at her ”I'm looking for the perfect outfit for my birthday” I added

” When is your birthday,” James asked

” It's next months on the seventeenth I will be twenty -six,” I told them

”Maybe we should go out and celebrate since you will be working with my wife” He Smirked

” I will let my boyfriend decide that one he is making all of the plans this year” I laughed

He looked at Chris and asked him “ What do you have planned for this the birthday girl?”

Chris smiled and looked at me then said nothing.

“I can’t tell you then it would ruin the surprise for the birthday girl” Chris chuckled

I looked at my plate and kept eating the only thing that was in my head was the fact that I wanted to fuck him. I wanted him to myself and give him one day and I would fuck his world up. I laughed at my own thoughts as if I was the only one at the table, when I looked up everyone was looking at me. “I’m sorry I was being silly in my head I wanted to tell him that I wanted to fuck him so bad but I couldn’t his wife was sitting at the table and so was my boyfriend. I kept my cool and looked away until I hard them talking to me asking me questions. “So how did you and Chris meet?” Nichole asked me. Well it all started when I was walking across the courtyard at Mississippi State and there he was standing with his home boys and I liked what I saw so I went up to him told him that we would be cute together and here we are sitting here thinking about getting married and having kids. James seemed unimpressed with my storyhe stood up walked over to m he gets up and walked around to my side of the table looked me in the eye he leaned in closely and whispered “You don’t have to lie to me I know you want me” I was so startled that I jumped outta my seat and for the first time I realized that he was dangerous. I walked towards the restroom not realizing that I was being followed by James who by now figured that I had understood what he said, he got closer to me and grabbed me pulled me into him and held me. “ I’ve been looking for you since the first time I saw you it been years I’ve been in love with you since you told me hello and smiled at me, you didn’t thing that I would remember . So many different times I’ve spoken to people turned inside my head and I didn’t know that he would remember me I flashed Bc to being in the mall one day with my home girls and a group of dudes walked up to us and started talking he walked up to me I flashed him my pretty smile and said hello but it didn’t go from there Bc my girls was irritated with them. I snapped Bc and hugged him back before I knew it,” Is everything okay baby?” Questioned a familiar voice it was Chris before I could think I pushed James off me and said yes before running to the restroom. My nerves had settled long enough for me to collect my once I walked out of the restroom I walked up to Chris and told him it’s time to go I spoke to Courtney and to James and we walked off. I tried to forget about him and what he said but I couldn’t and it really bothered me Bc I didn’t know that he would remember me from years ago I brushed it off until i was sure that he wasn’t a stalker “could he really be that much in love with me and he knows nothing about me” before we made it to the car received a text message saying “ yes I love you without knowing you”